As the Classical period took over in the mid-1700s and the Baroque era was winding down, a few defining characteristics emerged. Where the music of the Baroque period was ordered, efficient and ...

So why has ‘classical’ stuck? ‘Classical’ seems to work as a catch-all term of Western art music genres because it evokes this Classical, ordered era of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven in which so many ...

Here are five of the classical music, visual art and theater offerings we’re most anticipating in the coming months: Kaari Upson, “Untitled,” 2010. Smoke and oil on panel.

But the “relaxing” pitch is loaded. Instead of casting classical music as multifarious, this language presents it as a form of self-care, serving the same function as hundred-dollar candles ...

The earliest musical notation was chiseled on stone tablets in cuneiform, but it wasn’t until the Classical era of music that we developed the standard arrangement of notes on bars we know so ...

Is classical music dying? No. But its institutions, artists and promoters took some hits in the past decade, from bankruptcies to sexual harassment. Still, along the way, we heard a lot of ...

Great classical composers in art Posted 14 May 2019 14 May 2019 Tue 14 May 2019 at 3:48am Henri Fantin-Latour (French 1836-1904): Schumann's last theme, 1895, transfer lithograph.

Apple Music Classical, the classical music streaming service introduced in early 2023, received a version 2.0 update today that brings a couple of worthwhile new features to the iPhone and iPad app.

Upon the arrival of Napoleon, Beethoven wrote his Symphony No. 3 which marks the beginnings of the Romantic Era of music. For his part, Goya painted The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May ...